JPS60229164A - Katakana-small character input system in word processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To input a small character by depressing always the same key by providing the titled word processor with a table for registrating a word written by ''katakana'' [the square form of ''kana'' (Japanese syllabary)] including small characters and a word obtained by replacing the small characters in the word by ''katakana'' designation words at a pair. CONSTITUTION:A word written by ''katakana'' including small characters and a word obtained by replacing all the small characters by small character designation words are arrayed as a pair in the table 11. When ''FISH'' (fish) is to be inputted through a keyboard, the word in the column A which corresponds to said word to be inputted is depressed. Consequently, a table searching routine in a ''katakana'' small character conversion part 12 searches whether a word coincident with the input word exists in the registered words in the column A of the table 11 or not. When the coincident word is detected, the conversion part 12 outputs a word obtained by replacing the input word by a corresponding character string ''FISH'' in the column B. Consequently, the operation of a shift key or the like can be omitted.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a katakana lowercase letter input method in a Japanese word processor.

Juweizhi Street In recent years, documents containing kanji and kana have been easily created.

The spread of Japanese word processors, which have functions for editing, correcting, printing, and storing (storing) documents for reuse, is remarkable. In input mode, for example (shift key) ten (letter key)
, or a combination of two keys such as (kana symbol key) + (letter key), but in Roman alphabet input mode, for example, (shift key) + (letter key)
Alternatively, you have to type (X key) + (letter key) or a special combination of characters (n y a, etc.), and in either case, the number of characters you have to type increases compared to inputting capital letters, which is inconvenient. there were.

1. The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and its purpose is to simplify the input of lowercase letters such as consonants and consonants in words written in katakana in Japanese sentences.

Configuration The configuration of the present invention will be described below based on examples.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a character input keyboard used in the present invention, where ■ indicates a katakana lowercase letter indicator key, and 2 (shaded area) indicates an area where the input keys of a conventional word processor are arranged in the conventional manner. It shows.

Figure 2 shows a katakana word containing lowercase letters and a demonstrative word in which all lowercase letters are lowercase (illustrated).
This is a diagram showing a table arranged in pairs with words replaced with .This table includes words that are written in katakana in normal Japanese sentences (loan words, names of plants and animals, foreign place names, names of foreign people).

Unit names, onomatopoeic words, etc.) containing lowercase letters are registered.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the processing form of a word written in katakana including a katakana lowercase letter instruction word, in which 10 indicates a word written in katakana including a katakana lowercase letter instruction word input from the keyboard, and 11 indicates a word written in katakana that includes a katakana lowercase letter instruction word inputted from the keyboard. This is the table shown in FIG. 2, and reference numeral 12 indicates a katakana lowercase conversion unit that converts a katakana indicator in an input word into an appropriate katakana lowercase letter by searching the table 11.

Next, an example of inputting the word "fish" will be explained along the flowchart of FIG. 4.

First, using the keyboard shown in Figure 1, type ``Fuzu zu Shiro'' (the mouth indicates that the katakana lowercase letter instruction key has been pressed). Then, the table search routine in the katakana/lowercase converter 12 searches for a word that does not match the cursive figure among the registered words in column A of the table 11, ie, the table of FIG. If a match is found, the katakana/lowercase conversion unit 12 replaces the input character string diagram with the corresponding character string fish in column B and outputs it. If no match is found, this conversion is not performed and the input word is output as is.

Therefore, the conventional fish input operation (in the case of katakana input mode) has been simplified as follows.

Although the above has explained the input of katakana lowercase letters, it goes without saying that the present invention can be similarly applied to the input of hiragana lowercase letters.

As described above, according to the present invention, katakana lowercase letters can be entered by pressing one key once for each character, and regardless of the type of lowercase letter, the same one It is possible to input lowercase letters by pressing keys, and excellent effects can be obtained when applied to devices in general whose components include a keyboard capable of inputting katakana characters such as Japanese telex.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 does not show the character input keyboard used in the present invention, Fig. 2 shows a table showing the correspondence between words written in katakana containing lowercase letters and words with lowercase letters replaced by words, and Fig. 3 The figure shows a processing form. FIG. 4 is a flowchart. 1... Katakana lowercase letter instruction key, 10... Katakana notation word, 11... Table, 12... Katakana lowercase letter converter. Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 4 rgJ Procedural Amendment (1 June 6, 1980 -:'') Commissioner of the Patent Office Kazuo Wakasugi -4V11, Indication of the case 1982 Patent Application No. 84455 2, Invention Name of Katakana lowercase input method in word processor 3,
Relationship with the case of the person making the amendment Patent applicant Ota Ri Nakamagome Address 1-3-6 Nakamagome, Ota-ku, Tokyo Name
(674) 'Co., Ltd. Ricoh - Representative Hama 1
) Hiro 4, Agent Address: No. 807, No. 5, Shear Train Yokohama, 1-2-7, Furo-cho, Naka-ku, Yokohama, 231 Japan, Date of amendment order: Voluntary action 7, Contents of amendment (1), Page 5, line 6 of the specification 1 or more katakana listed in the 8th line... Needless to say. ” to be deleted. (2) Correct "Japanese telex" written on the 14th line to rB native telex J.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A keyboard capable of inputting katakana characters having a katakana lowercase letter indicator key, a table in which pairs of katakana written words including lowercase letters and words in which lowercase letters in the words are replaced with katakana lowercase letter indicators are registered, and input from the keyboard is provided. The katakana notation data containing the katakana lowercase letter indication word to be used is compared with the katakana word containing the katakana lowercase letter indication word in the table, and if a match is found, the katakana lowercase letter indication word in the input data is compared. A method for inputting katakana lowercase letters in a word processor, comprising means for replacing ``katakana'' with appropriate katakana lowercase letters.